Ye Xianggao
Ye Xianggao
Ye Xianggao (from September 1, 1559 to October 7, 1627), who was named Jinqing, was born in Taishan, fulushan and Fuqing, Fuzhou. Ming Dynasty minister, politician, Wanli, Tianqi two times as cabinet assistant minister.
In the 11th year of Wanli (1583), he was a Jinshi in the examination and was appointed a shujishi. Later, he was promoted to be the editor of Hanlin academy and successively served as the prince of Nanjing and the crown prince Zuo zhongyun. Wanli 26 years (1598), was promoted to Prince Zuo Shuzi. Shangshu asked for the abolition of mining tax and the withdrawal of mining tax supervision. Shen Guanyi excluded him from Beijing and transferred him to the right servant of the Ministry of rites in Nanjing. Wanli 35 years (1607), promoted to the Ministry of rites Shangshu, Dongge bachelor. After the 36th year of Wanli (1608), one person presided over the affairs of the cabinet for seven years, known as the "independent Prime Minister". Wanli forty two years (1614), even on 62 memorials request official, allowed to return home. In the first year of Tianqi (1621), he joined the cabinet for the second time. Because the eunuch party was too powerful, ye Xianggao was not willing to be scolded for wronging the country, and he even wrote 67 memorials and asked to leave. In 1624, ye Xianggao became an official as crown prince.
In 1627, ye Xianggao died of illness at the age of 69. Chongzhen early years, posthumous title Wenzhong.
Ye Xianggao was good at making decisions. During his term as chief assistant, he gave advice to mingshenzong, adjusted the relationship between ministers, and played an irreplaceable role in maintaining the prince's orthodoxy and curbing Wei Zhongxian's power.
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Life of the characters
Early experience
On July 30, 1559, ye Xianggao was born in Yunshan, huananli, Xiaoyi Township, Fuqing County, Fuzhou City (< I > houye village, Gangtou Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province today). Ye Xianggao's mother was pregnant and had to give birth to him in a broken toilet beside the road because she wanted to escape the Japanese pirates. When ye Xianggao was a child, he took refuge with his family and lived a miserable life of being displaced and unable to eat. He had been in a desperate situation for many times and survived because of his great life. In 1562, Qi Jiguang led his troops to break down the Japanese nests in the Niutian area. The Japanese invasion in Fujian was calmed down, and ye Xianggao's family was able to return home. in the 11th year of Wanli (1583), ye Xiang was a Jinshi in the college entrance examination and was promoted to editor. After that, he was transferred to Nanjing Guozijian Siye, and later to Zuo zhongyun, but he was still responsible for the affairs of Siye.
Mining tax
In the 26th year of Wanli (1598), the imperial court recruited and appointed Ye Xianggao as the servant of the eldest son of the emperor. At that time, mining tax was prevailing, and ye Xianggao Shangshu quoted the example of money accumulated by Xidi in the Eastern Han Dynasty as a reference, which was not approved. Soon, ye Xianggao was promoted to be the right Minister of rites in Nanjing. Later, he was appointed the right servant of the Ministry of officials. Ye Xianggao once again stated the harm of mining tax and asked for the removal of Gao Huai, the tax supervisor of Liaodong. His words were sincere. With the rise of the demon book case, ye Xianggao wrote a letter to Shen Guanyi, a cabinet bachelor, strongly advising him. Shen Guanyi was not happy, so ye Xianggao didn't get promoted after nine years in Nanjing.
The only Tsai Fu
Later, Shen Guanyi was dismissed, Zhu Geng monopolized the power, and Ming Shenzong ordered to increase the number of cabinet officials. In the 35th year of Wanli (1607), ye Xianggao was promoted to minister of rites and Bachelor of Dongge. He accepted the appointment together with Wang xijue, Yu Shenxing and Li tingji. In November, ye Xianggao entered the imperial court. At this time, Yu Shenxing had passed away, and Wang xijue resolutely refused to serve any more. In the 36th year of Wanli (1608), Zhu Geng, the first aide, also died. Li tingji, the second aide, was shut up for a long time because of people's words, so ye Xianggao became the only aide. When ye Xianggao was the first assistant of the cabinet, Shenzong had been in power for a long time, and he was lazy to go to the upper court. There was no one involved in state affairs. Some important official positions were vacant, and the appointment of scholar officials was often unable to be issued. There was a serious gap between the monarch and his officials. Court officials gradually formed various gangs, and eunuch tax, mining, and greatly harm the people. In addition, the emperor favored Zheng Guifei, whose son Fuwang refused to return to his feudal state. Ye Xianggao became the prime minister because of his high moral standing. He was concerned about the country and the people and devoted himself to the public. He was loyal and effective when he presided over political affairs. Although Shenzong attached great importance to Ye Xianggao and seemed to have a good attitude towards him, his opinions were not widely adopted. He could only accept two or three of his ten opinions. It has been five years since the prince of the East Palace stopped lecturing. The court officials repeatedly asked for recovery, but there was no reply. In February of the 37th year of Wanli (1609), ye Xianggao again asked the emperor for an auspicious day, and Shenzong did not reply to him. Since then, every spring and autumn, ye Xianggao sincerely asked, but the emperor did not accept it. on September 13, 1611, the thirty ninth year of Wanli, the crown prince's biological mother, Princess Wang, died of illness. Four days later, she did not lose her life. Ye Xianggao put forward his opinions, which made him sad. However, after the official presented the etiquette system, it was delayed for another five days. Ye Xianggao had to fight for Shenzong again, so the memorial was forwarded. After the completion of Fuwang's mansion, the Ministry of industry asked the emperor to let Fuwang return to the kingdom. Ye Xianggao proposed to hand it in. Instead of issuing an imperial edict, Shenzong asked Fuwang to return to the Kingdom the next spring. When the date approached, ye Xianggao asked to rectify the expenses of King Fu's ceremonial guards and boats, but Shenzong refused. In the spring of the 41st year of Wanli (1613), the court officials successively went to Shanghai to ask King Fu to return to the Kingdom, and Shenzong announced that the departure time was changed to the spring of the 42nd year of Wanli (1614). After a while, it was suddenly announced that King Fu's Zhuangtian would not return to China without reaching 40000 hectares. The court officials were very surprised. Ye Xianggao said: "forty thousand hectares of Zhuangtian must not satisfy his wishes. It will be a long time before he can return to the feudal state. His Majesty's imperial edict will be broken in the world. Moreover, the memorial of King Fu quoted the ancestral system, but there was no such provision in the ancestral system. Previously, only king Jing had such a situation in Ming Shizong's time. King Jing did not return to the feudal state for a long time. Your father was still in King Yu's residence at that time, which was dangerous and unstable. How can we imitate him? " Shenzong replied, "there is a precedent for the reward of Zhuangtian. Moreover, the relationship between the crown prince and the princes has been established. What else can be questioned?" Ye apologized to Gao shishangshu and said: "although the title of the crown prince had not been established in the time of the emperor's father, the lectures in the East Palace did not stop. The feelings between the emperor and his son were interlinked. Now it has been eight years since Donggong stopped lecturing. Moreover, the crown prince has not been able to meet the emperor for a long time, and King Fu meets the emperor twice a day. Therefore, there is no doubt. Only by firmly abiding by the date of returning to the feudal state next spring, and not using Zhuangtian as an excuse, can people's doubts be clarified. " Shenzong had to tell him that King Fu did not meet him twice a day.
Be good at making decisions
Ye Xianggao has the judgment ability and is good at dealing with major issues. Wang yueqian was a traitor in the capital. He attacked and denounced Kong Xue, Zhao Zongshun, Zhao Sisheng and others. Before the criminal officer had time to judge and convict, Wang yueqian went to the imperial city to shoot. The criminal officer was shocked and wanted to sentence him to death. Wang yueqian then attacked Jiang Yanshan, imperial concubine Zheng's servant, Kong Xue, and Wang Sanzhao, the evil king, who used witchcraft to curse the Empress Dowager and the crown prince to death and support the king of happiness. Shocked and angry, Shenzong walked around the palace for a long time and said, "why doesn't the prime minister talk about such a big change?" NEISHI immediately knelt down and presented the memorial of the upper leaves. The memorial said: "this is similar to the demon book in previous years. However, the demon book is anonymous and difficult to inquire. Now both the plaintiff and the defendant are here, and the truth can be obtained after trial. Your majesty should respond to all changes with constancy. If there is a little panic, there will be chaos inside and outside the court. As for his words involving the imperial concubine and King Fu, it's extremely hateful. My opinion is the same as that of Jiuqing. I'll take the liberty to report it to the emperor. " After reading it, Shenzong sighed and said, "the reputation of my father, son and brother can be preserved." The next day, ye Xianggao said, "Wang yueqian's memorial should not be issued. If it is published, it will disturb the Virgin Mary, the prince, the princess and the king. It should be detained in the forbidden area, and the judicial department should be ordered to investigate the culprits of the traitors, and the date of King Fu's return to the Kingdom next spring should be determined as soon as possible, so as to calm the public's discussion. If this is done, the world will be safe and sound. " The emperor fully accepted his advice, and the prince and King Fu were able to live in peace. After all, the imperial concubine didn't want King Fu to return to his vassal state, saying that winter was the Empress Dowager's 70th birthday, and King Fu should stay in the capital to celebrate. Shenzong ordered the cabinet to announce an imperial edict. Ye Xianggao withheld the emperor's edict and did not read it out. He asked the Empress Dowager to hold a birthday ceremony in advance this winter, and let King Fu return to the feudal state as scheduled. God sent eunuch to Ye Xianggao's private residence and asked him to announce the imperial edict. Ye Xianggao said: "it is rumored that the emperor wanted to retain King Fu in the name of he Shou, inviting more than 1000 people to kneel in front of the Palace door and ask for help. Now that the imperial edict is read, people will be more suspicious and surprised. They will believe Wang yueqian's evil words, and the imperial court will not be peaceful. The virgin will not be happy to hear that. What's more, King Lu is also the beloved son of the Virgin Mary and lives in other places. Why do you only love King Fu so much? " So he returned the imperial edict. Shenzong had no choice but to listen to him, so King Fu returned to Fengguo. Ye Xianggao and Zeng Shangshu said: "there are probably several kinds of sources of harmful turmoil in the world today, but they do not include natural and man-made disasters, bandits and robbers, monsters and monsters. The lack of talents in the imperial court is the first point. The second point is to close the gap between the monarch and the minister. Officials are competitive and like to fight, which is the third point. The fourth point is that excessive collection of money, such as gold, silver and other treasures, will inevitably lead to rampant conflicts. Moral ethos
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